Jorf El Melha
Local name: جرف الملحة
Located in Sidi Kacem Province, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Coordinates: 34°29′40″ N 5°30′17″ W
- Population
- 20,581
- 20.6K
- Elevation
- 61 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Africa/Casablanca · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- FEZ Fes Saïss International Airport79 km
- TTU Sania Ramel Airport123 km
About Jorf El Melha
Jorf El Melha is a municipality. Location: Sidi Kacem Province, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra. Population: 20,581. Elevation: 61 m.
Jorf El Melha is a town in Sidi Kacem Province, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco. According to the 2004 census, it has a population of 20,581. The climate in Jorf El Melha is mild and generally warm. The average annual temperature is 19.6°C. Winter is a rainier season than summer and the average annual precipitation is 619mm.
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Population of Jorf El Melha over time
| 1994 | 10,187 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 20,581 | |
| 2014 | 28,681 | |
| 2024 | 31,976 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Jorf El Melha
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: March–May, October–November.
This month · November
A good month to visit
Day 21° · Night 11° · Rain 81 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 34°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 7°)
- Wettest month
- December (95 mm)
- Driest month
- July (1 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 17° | 18° | 20° | 22° | 26° | 30° | 34° | 34° | 31° | 27° | 21° | 18° |
| Average low (°C) | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 17° | 20° | 20° | 18° | 15° | 11° | 8° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 79 | 79 | 72 | 64 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 51 | 81 | 95 |
Other places to visit in this season: March April May October November
How to get to Jorf El Melha
The nearest airport is Fes Saïss International Airport (FEZ), 79 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ksar El Kebir, 67 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Fes Saïss International Airport (FEZ) Saïss 79 kmsoutheast
- Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) Tétouan 123 kmnorth
- Rabat-Salé Airport (RBA) Rabat 125 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Ksar El Kebir Population: 138.3K 67 kmnorthwest
- Tétouan Population: 415.8K 121 kmnorth
- Salé Al Jadida Population: 200K 126 kmsouthwest
- Salé Population: 972.3K 129 kmwest
- Rabat Population: 1.7M 133 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Jorf El Melha
Within 100 km: 6 historic and cultural sites, 5 natural sites, 3 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Sidi Ghrib Mountain 6 kmNE
25–60 km4 places
- Site Archéologique de Banassa Historic site 57 kmW
- Jbel Zerhoun Mountain 51 kmS
- Volubilis Historic site 47 kmS
- Basra Historic site 47 kmNW
60–100 km9 places
- Jebel Kelti Mountain 98 kmN
- Oued Loukos River 98 kmNW
- Cité Archéologique Lixus Historic site 96 kmNW
- Lmarja Zarqa Lake 80 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Other cities and towns in Sidi Kacem Province
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Sidi Redouane Municipality, Sidi Kacem Province20 km N
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Tekna Municipality, Sidi Kacem Province18 km S
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Ounnana Municipality, Sidi Kacem Province22 km NE -
Bir Taleb Municipality, Sidi Kacem Province22 km SW
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Sidi Azzouz Municipality, Sidi Kacem Province23 km W
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Had Kourt Municipality, Sidi Kacem Province24 km NW
Sources & licences
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